Unblocking barriers to best care for enteral feeding patients
- At: Glasgow (Scotland) (2018)
- Type: Poster
- Poster code: POS-HPS-136
- By: WONG, Grace (Western Health, Pharmacy Department)
- Co-author(s): Grace Wong
Komal Bagadia: Pharmacy Department, Western Health, Melbourne, Australia
Catherine Bethell: Staff Development, Western Health, Melbourne, Australia - Abstract:
Background
Administration of medications via enteral feeding tubes (EFT) is complex. Patients can potentially experience serious harm when medications are administered inappropriately, including tube blockages, exposure to additional imaging and increasing hospital stay. At our health service, anecdotal evidence suggests inconsistencies in EFT
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